March 2021
European forwarders’ association CLECAT and the European Shippers’ Council have written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen calling for uninterrupted movement of goods over the Alps, particularly via the heavily restricted Brenner Pass.
They say that shippers and forwarders are concerned over the ever-increasing driving bans on trucks through the Tyrol region in Austria which were further extended at the beginning of this year with the introduction of the ...
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Kintetsu World Express has opened a warehouse in the Free Commercial Zone at Penang Airport, Malaysia. KWE Malaysia can store and manage products and materials for corporations without a physical presence in Malaysia. Part of the warehouse area is temperature-controlled, suitable for handling precision electronic equipment, medical equipment, and other ...
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Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Eddie Chan as business development manager, Asia. Originally from New Jersey in the US, Chan moved to Hong Kong in 1995 where he worked for MNX. Since 2014 he has been based in Singapore where he has gained extensive experience of the Asian ...
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The Irish government has announced the launch of a €2million Alternatively-Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle (AFHDV) Purchase Grant Scheme, following pressure from the logistics sector.
General manager of FTA Ireland (FTAI), Aidan Flynn, said it was an important step forwards in the decarbonisation of the Irish logistics sector0. “As the leading group ...
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At least 18,000 trailers moved between the port of Cherbourg and Ireland during the first two months of 2021, three times as many as in the same period last year. Operator Ports of Normandy said that the three operators – Irish Ferries, Stena Line and Brittany Ferries had all increased ...
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Austrian forwarding and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss posted net sales of €1.77 billion in its 2020 financial year, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%. Board chairman Wolfram Senger-Weiss said the company’s positive development was due to the fact that it remained flexible and fully operational during the Covid-19 crisis at all ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has gained the CEIV mark for its pharma centre in Munich and Chicago, opened in summer 2020, and bringing its total certified network to 32 stations worldwide. The International Air Transport Association label assures reliable handling and storage of urgent and temperature-sensitive shipments to the highest international standards, ...
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Freight forwarder Dimerco is rolling out of phase two of a restructuring plan started in 2019 to make the business more responsive and resilient in the face of increasingly challenging and disruptive supply chains. Phase two of the reorganization will create a flatter, less hierarchical structure, with a focus on ...
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As widely expected, the EU has taken legal action against the UK over its breach of the Northern Ireland Protocol. It stems from the UK’s decision to extend the grace period covering new checks on parcels, food and agri shipments moving from mainland GB to Northern Ireland. The move follows ...
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DHL has extended its long-standing global partnership with the FIA Formula 1 World Championship as the season gets underway again. The Official Logistics Partner of Formula 1will ship cars, fuel and equipment to 23 destinations on five continents, the largest number in the sport’s history. The Championship begins on 28 ...
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